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CVE-2026-40460

When NGINX Plus or NGINX Open Source are configured to use the HTTP/3 QUIC module, an attacker may be able to spoof their source IP address allowing for bypass of authorization or bypass of rate limiting.

MEDIUM 6.9EPSS 0.37%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.37%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

When NGINX Plus or NGINX Open Source are configured to use the HTTP/3 QUIC module, an attacker may be able to spoof their source IP address allowing for bypass of authorization or bypass of rate limiting.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

CVSS 4.0
6.9 MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS
0.37% probability · 31th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-290
Affected
f5/dos · f5/nginx gateway fabric · f5/nginx ingress controller · f5/nginx instance manager · f5/nginx open source · f5/nginx plus · f5/waf
Source
f5sirt@f5.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.